When bad days get worse

I only saw this comment after I'd made my previous post.

It's easier said than done but please don't give yourself the extra burden of carrying guilt where there is none. It sounds like you've gone beyond all reasonable expectations to protect yourself and her. In reality, there's nothing that was going to be 100% reliable in protecting against a virus that's asymptomatic in many people from being transmitted. You've done all you can in this regard and that's not something to feel guilty about at all.

 

I echo all the above thoughts and wishes DWL keep that chin up.

 

Thanks for that.

I won't go into depth on this, but my main anger is with her employer who "coerced" her to be in an office environment for no actual reason where she then contracted it, knowing full well she was vulnerable.

Though I do wish I'd been more vocal in attempting to get her to push back against the pressure, which I didn't do.

 

I hope you let her employer know what her present condition is and ask him/her where he/she thinks the responsibility for that lies.

 

Sorry to hear that mate, hope she pulls through. Thoughts are with you.

 

So sorry to hear this... hope she makes a speedy recovery.

 

as I said before, total sympathy from me and my family, it’s examples like this why I get uptight and annoyed when people try to dismiss the whole thing as if it’s always nothing!

 

The real blame lies at the door of a lame duck PM who removed restrictions not because it was the right time to remove them but to appease the extreme right wing of his party in an attempt to keep his job. I sincerely hope your good lady makes a full and speedy recovery.

 

So sorry to hear this. I got a bad dose of bronchitis after getting Covid in the Delta phase & I was seriously worried myself, but pulled though eventually. I hope your missus can make a full recovery too.

 

Thinking of you and yours, crossing everything she is home with you soon.

 

Some good news to share. Though she's still struggling, the nurse(?) I spoke with described her situation as being more stable and her stats have improved particularly today. I can't pretend to know what shape she's in, but I'll take anything I can get right now, and that seems like it's enough to form some hope.

 

Great news mate.

 

I must admit, I didn't really hear every word, particularly after I was told she was more stable, but her oxygen levels were down to 86% when she was admitted and they are up to 90% now. I don't really know what that means, they both seem fairly high, but from the nurses tone, I'm guessing maybe they aren't. I don't know, but I suddenly feel a lot more emotional than I have the last 2 days.

And again, thanks very much to everyone who's expressed concern. I really didn't want to make that post this morning, for very obvious reasons, but I felt it only fair to do so.

Thank you.

 

You did the right thing mate. Don't be hard on yourself in any way. It sounds like your wife's employer needs to take a hard look at themselves though.

 

Her sats are going in the right direction so thats good news, fingers crossed they continue to rise

 

I’m glad things are improving for your wife! Hopefully her employer will be more understanding and let’s her work from home in future (if she decides to continue working for them). Don’t take any guilt onto yourself, what would she be saying to you right now if she heard you blaming yourself? Would you be blaming her if it was the other way around? I hope the situation continues to rapidly improve, best wishes to you both.

 

Only just seen this. I hope you’re coping and good to see others rallying round. That’s the bbs at its best.

Naturally, I hope that she pulls through buddy.

 

All good wishes to you both.

 

Fingers crossed for you both

 

You have my thoughts. I can only hope and wish that the slight good news you've had today keeps coming and that things improve for your wife.

Throughout our many disagreements regarding covid and restrictions there is one thing that has been absolutely clear and that's that you, churtonred and biglil have done everything they possibly could do to protect your families so don't feel in any way that you haven't done enough because you've done everything that a human possibly can.

Also despite the criticisms we all have of it, I wholeheartedly believe that when it comes to it and you are in hospital we have the best healthcare system in the world. Our NHS is absolutely unrivalled and your wife is in the best possible place right now with the world's best doctors and nurses and leading medication